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隐瞒

yǐn mán · yin man

Traditional 隱瞞

HSK 7–9Old HSK 6

Meaning

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  1. to conceal
  2. to hide (a taboo subject)
  3. to cover up the truth
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In a conversation

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A surprise for Qiqi

  1. Dengdeng

    亮亮(liàngliàng)，我(wǒ)要(yào)对(duì)琦琦(qíqí)隐瞒(yǐnmán)一件事(yījiànshì)。

    Liangliang, I have to keep something from Qiqi.

  2. Liangliang

    什么事(shénmeshì)？你(nǐ)也(yě)不能(bùnéng)对(duì)我(wǒ)隐瞒(yǐnmán)！

    What? You can't keep it from me either!

  3. Dengdeng

    周五(zhōuwǔ)是(shì)她(tā)的(de)生日(shēngrì)，我(wǒ)在(zài)准备(zhǔnbèi)惊喜(jīngxǐ)。

    Friday is her birthday. I'm preparing a surprise.

  4. Qiqi

    你们(nǐmen)在(zài)说(shuō)什么(shénme)？我(wǒ)也(yě)想(xiǎng)知道(zhīdào)。

    What are you two talking about? I want to know too.

  5. Dengdeng

    没什么(méishénme)……我们(wǒmen)在(zài)说(shuō)今天(jīntiān)天气(tiānqì)很(hěn)好(hǎo)。

    Nothing... We're talking about how nice the weather is today.

  6. Liangliang

    灯灯(dēngdēng)，你(nǐ)隐瞒(yǐnmán)得(de)真(zhēn)不好(bùhǎo)，今天(jīntiān)是(shì)阴天(yīntiān)。

    Dengdeng, you hide it really badly. Today is cloudy.

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

汤(tāng)姆(mǔ)并(bìng)没(méi)有(yǒu)试(shì)着(zhe)要(yào)隐(yǐn)瞒(mán)实(shí)情(qíng)。

Tom didn't try to hide the truth.

Tatoeba: Chinese by umidake · English by CK · CC BY 2.0 FR. Simplified Chinese conversion; Pinyin added or corrected.

02

我(wǒ)总(zǒng)是(shì)觉(jué)得(de)她(tā)在(zài)隐(yǐn)瞒(mán)东(dōng)西(xi)。

I always felt like she was hiding something.

Tatoeba: Chinese by xjjAstrus · English by CH · CC BY 2.0 FR. Simplified Chinese conversion; Pinyin added or corrected.

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